The College has a modest collection of items, largely connected with its own history, which have generally been presented to it over the years. Most of its holdings are portraits of former members of the College; there are also some landscapes of the College and Oxford, including two good pieces (one watercolour) by William Turner of Oxford, and a few pieces of sculpture from the nineteenth century (Francis Chantrey, Joseph Edgar Boehm) and twentieth century (Jacob Epstein). The most notable item in the collection is the altarpiece in the chapel, a Rubens of the Adoration of the Shepherds; this was presented to the College in 1804 and is related to other Rubens paintings; it is parallel to the well-known 'Adoration of the Magi' in the chapel of King’s College Cambridge (these are the only two Rubens altarpieces in ecclesiastical buildings in the UK). The College normally commissions portraits of outgoing Presidents, but does not have an active acquisitions policy.
It is stressed that the paintings at Corpus Christi College are not in public ownership. In accordance with the charitable aims of the College, which is a private institution, we are including our paintings on this website to widen public awareness and for the benefit of scholarship.
The collection is not normally open to the public, though the Rubens altarpiece in the Chapel can be viewed during normal visiting hours (1.30pm–4.30pm daily). Those with research interests in the collection and wishing to see particular pieces should contact Professor Stephen Harrison, the Keeper of Pictures stephen.harrison@ccc.ox.ac.uk.
Merton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4JF England
stephen.harrison@ccc.ox.ac.uk
01865 276700
The collection is not normally open to the public, though the Rubens altarpiece in the Chapel can be viewed during normal visiting hours (1.30pm–4.30pm daily). Those with research interests in the collection and wishing to see particular pieces should contact Professor Stephen Harrison, the Keeper of Pictures stephen.harrison@ccc.ox.ac.uk.
Professor James Legge (1815–1897), Fellow (1876–1897), First Professor of ChineseJames Elder Christie (1847–1914)
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Nicholas Kratzer (1487–c.1550), Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Later Astronomer Royal to Henry VIIIHans Holbein the younger (c.1497–1543) (copy after)
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Percy Stafford Allen (1869–1933), President of Corpus Christi College Oxford and Erasmian ScholarHerbert Arnould Olivier (1861–1952)
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Richard Pate (1516–1588), Benefactor of Corpus Christi College, Oxford British (English) School
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Robert Frampton, Bishop of Gloucester unknown artist
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
John Rainolds (1549–1607), President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Co-Editor of the Authorised Version of the Bible unknown artist
Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
John Rainolds (1549–1607), President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Co-Editor of the Authorised Version of the Bible unknown artist